Chapter 1233: Sweeping

After the president and vice president of the state construction workers' union got into the car, neither of them spoke for a while; after the car drove out of Lanse's manor and drove toward the city for a while, the vice president said, "He doesn't have any idea of talking to us at all."

The president was focused on driving while responding, "Yes, I can see it."

"If you look at it from his personal perspective, he has such ability and qualification."

"I mean... he is very rich, very influential, exceeding the capitalists who faced us in the past; it is very difficult for us to put forward any requirements beneficial to us in front of him."

"This is very tricky; we have to contact more people to provide us with help, otherwise the construction workers' union will be completely scrapped in the future."

In fact, they have also encountered such problems in their past work; for example, some financial groups raise a group of construction workers themselves.

They will not dismiss these construction workers when there is no work, and the wages and benefits they give them are also considered mainstream, which makes these construction workers under their company have no dependence on the union.

Workers' dependence on the union is not an instinct, or a kind of emotion on the innate side, but to protect their own interests.

The biggest work content of the union organization at present is to balance the relationship between labor and capital.

When the rights and interests of workers are infringed, the union needs to move; they can help workers whose interests are damaged to talk to capitalists; this is their biggest role.

Those workers at the bottom of society, especially scattered workers, have no weight in front of capitalists, so capitalists do not show any mercy when treating these people.

If there is no union, then the days of the working class will indeed be bad, but to say that without workers there is no working class, this is clearly not a correct statement.

So not all workers depend on the union, but they have encountered those who can talk to them in the past, can talk, and can reach a win-win situation on the surface.

And Lanse doesn't talk to them at all, doesn't give them any chance.

The vehicle stopped at an intersection; the light of the red light could not shine too far; the vice president looked at the red light, then turned to look at the president and said, "They may need at least ten thousand construction workers."

The president didn't speak, knowing the meaning behind this sentence.

If the union can get one dollar from each worker, then it is ten thousand dollars of benefit every month, and behind this, there are not only these, but also some other extra benefits.

For example, the union also has a cooperative relationship with the insurance company; according to the latest relevant laws of the Federation, enterprises that hire workers to work need to provide them with certain safety insurance during work as a guarantee when accidents occur.

The struggle between workers and capitalists around the issue of work-related injuries has actually been going on for many years; even if there are relevant laws to protect the rights and interests of workers, capitalists still constantly litigate around this issue with them.

Because once payment is needed, it is often a heavy price; for example, if an accident occurs and several people die, for capitalists, if the cost of fighting a lawsuit is lower than the cost of paying compensation, they will fight the lawsuit, not pay.

In order to ensure the interests of workers, buying insurance has become a choice.

The company can choose how to buy insurance for workers itself, but the union can also intervene in this matter; this is the way the union seeks profit.

These workers may have one or two dollars of insurance fees every month, and they can get some "commissions" or "rebates" or something.

Then there are some designated labor insurance brands, which also have rebates, and the intensity is very large.

The union has too many ways to lie on the labor contract and suck blood; it's just that their way of sucking blood is relatively hidden, often starting from "considering the interests of the working class," and workers are relatively easy to accept.

Such a large sum of money, the union may obtain hundreds of thousands or even millions of profits from it; if they don't fight for it, they are really unwilling.

Moreover, Lanse's act of challenging the union cannot be tolerated.

"After I go back, I will contact the Labor Federation and let them send someone to assist us; in addition, tomorrow you contact people from other industry unions and invite them over; we will have a good talk."

"This is not our family's business, it is the business of the entire industry; after the New City is built, they will need more workers and provide more positions; if every position is recruited from within their labor service company, this will completely break the employment environment and rules in our state."

"Those capitalists, financial groups, are already dissatisfied with us; I am worried that they will imitate the Wanli Group's approach, or simply cooperate with them directly like Likalai State."

Thinking that Likalai State has become a "desert" for the union, the president felt a bit cold in his heart.

If he lost this job, he really didn't know where to find work that could reflect his noble social status and have enough income like now.

He gripped the steering wheel tightly; the sheepskin steering wheel cover was squeezed out of "creak-creak" sounds by him.

Early the next morning, the president got up and made a phone call to the Construction Workers Liaison Office of the State Labor Federation.

The president chatted with the supervisor there for a few sentences; the supervisor also mentioned the construction of the New City, after all, there are too many interests in it, and everyone who can intervene wants to intervene.

The Labor Federation can provide a large number of skilled technical types of work; these workers have higher wages, easier work, and can also control the progress of the project, which is the foundation of the Labor Federation's strength now.

Like some enterprises and factories with technical thresholds, once they have an unpleasant time with the Labor Federation and cannot promise their unreasonable demands, they will face the possibility of a comprehensive shutdown.

Lanse's previous clothing factory was also established by recruiting some skilled workers through Ms. Debbie.

The supervisor's tone sounded very brisk, "How did you talk to them?"

"I heard this is a big project, needing ten thousand workers to work for several years!"

"Egg!"

"Finally it's our turn to get rich!"

The supervisor almost did not hide his greed for the profit generated by this project; he and the president of the construction workers' union have cooperated many times.

It's just that this time, the situation is a bit different from before, "It might disappoint you; yesterday we talked to Lanse White once, and he clearly refused to use the workers we provided, and also refused the union to participate in it."

The supervisor acted as if he didn't understand, "How can he do this?"

"What right does he have to do this?"

"Don't you warn him that if he doesn't reach a cooperative relationship with us, we won't arrange workers for him?"

The president didn't speak; there was only the sound of breathing in the receiver; the supervisor gradually reacted, "Dog shit!"

"What do you plan to do?"

The president was waiting for this sentence, "I am considering whether we should push for a demonstration, or even a strike?"

"They refuse the union; we can find an excuse, just say they don't follow industry rules, try to bypass the union's supervision to exploit and oppress workers, and the entire work is not supervised and protected by us, and the interests of workers cannot be guaranteed."

If there is an excuse, use an excuse; if there is no excuse, make one up; and this kind of statement of the president cannot be said to be wrong, but it cannot be said to be right.

It's like that kind of... nonsense like "it will rain in the sky on a rainy day," just look at how public opinion is guided, and how people understand and interpret it.

Without union intervention, the union certainly cannot supervise, but whether it is exploitation and oppression, it seems too early to say this now.

The supervisor of the Labor Federation considered it and agreed, "You can try it; tell me if there is anything I need to do; we cannot let this bad atmosphere spread in our state."

"The tragedy in Likalai State is already shocking enough; there shouldn't be a second one..." The supervisor guaranteed to the president that he would absolutely not allow registered members to apply for positions on Lanse's side.

Like some more important positions, they indeed need some technical workers with qualifications and experience to complete.

Saying they are workers is already a bit inaccurate; a more accurate statement is "engineers" or "technical supervisors" and such.

Construction involves more rigorous things; purely relying on workers who sell hard labor at the bottom is definitely not going to work.

The president here obtained the support of the Labor Federation, and the vice president there also obtained the support of other industry unions; just as they said, after the New City is built, there will be huge commercial value.

If Lanse does not allow the union to enter, then they can only see huge benefits and cannot get their hands on them; they will not be reconciled.

They also decided to unite and give this foreign enterprise some color, letting them understand that this is not Likalai State.

While these unions were taking actions, the workers at the bottom were also taking actions.

The working class is actually divided into several groups; for example, there are loyal worker groups who lick the union like dogs; they believe the ghost talk that the union and workers are one, and are infinitely loyal to the union and the Labor Federation.

There are also some groups who are not so keen on the union; they join the union and pay membership fees just to ensure that their interests are not harmed during work.

They have no loyalty to the union, and even a bit dislike the union, because joining the union requires paying membership fees.

If the union arranges work for them, they have to pay at least one dollar to the union as a basic membership fee every month, and then there are some extra fees, which are also about one dollar to two dollars, like "introduction fee," "physical examination fee," "deposit," and such.

These people are relatively sober; they know that their relationship with the union is not brothers, this is just a business.

There is also a part of people who maintain a neutral attitude, neither loyal to the union nor so disgusted.

They take advantage when there is cheapness, and watch from afar when there is no cheapness.

Seeing that the New City side has finished circling the land and is ready to start work, and there is no recruitment information here, coupled with some people privately spreading this news, many people have begun to gather toward the labor service company under the Wanli Group.

This labor service company is a very strange thing for all workers, because it is completely different from the places where workers have seen work introduced before.

And what happened in Likalai State can be regarded as the "shame of the union"; they will not take the initiative to spread it, and instead want to suppress the spread of this news.

It is clearly normal for local people not to know about the labor service company.

"Also need to pay money?"

Several construction workers look at each other; after they entered, they were invited to sit by the sofa by the reception staff.

The lobby of the entire labor service company is very large; Lanse discussed this with Ben, and they adopted a layout similar to that of a bank.

Except for a relatively small front desk used for initial reception and guidance, the rest belongs to independent functional areas, which are divided into small rectangles, presenting a "po" shape.

After several construction workers gathered their courage to enter, they sat on the sofa somewhat restrainedly, holding cheap coffee and talking to the business staff about registering for the labor service company.

"Yes, gentlemen."

"But I need to tell everyone one point; our biggest difference from the union is that you only need to pay a one-dollar registration fee when registering, and you will become our member, and you don't need to pay any fees in the future."

"What the union can do, we can also do, and we do it better than them."

"As long as you get work, then we will provide you with the most basic labor protection supplies for free, including a pair of anti-smashing boots, a pair of anti-slip gloves, a pair of anti-cutting gloves, and a set of relatively wear-resistant work clothes."

"These things are provided for your use for free and indefinitely; if they are broken, you can come here to exchange for new ones with the broken ones, and it is also free."

"In addition, we will cover the insurance fees you need during work; if an accident occurs during work, we will pay and advance the compensation first, and then we will go to the insurance company to ask for it."

"Whether it can be asked back is our business, and it will not affect the compensation you have already received."

"In addition, every once in a while, we will conduct a new assessment of your work ability, and adjust your rating in the company according to your professional ability, which will help you get a raise and better treatment."

"Here is an introduction; you can take a look.", this "manager" handed over a promotional page, "By the way, if you decide to register in our company, you need to voluntarily give up your union membership, if you have one."

"If you haven't registered as a union member, then you don't need to consider these."

Several workers look at each other, and soon focus their attention on the promotional brochure; the things this manager said are, frankly, too tempting!

Those labor insurance supplies don't seem to be worth much, a set is only three or five dollars, but as construction workers, these things belong to easily damaged consumables.

If you are lucky, you might change a set every two or three months; if you are unlucky, for example, if you accidentally break your clothes, you have to change to new ones.

In the past, whether it was the union or those who hired them, they would not provide these things for them, but here they are provided directly, and they can be exchanged for free if broken, which is too tempting!

It seems to be just a small amount of money, but as long as the working time is long enough, it will accumulate to twenty or thirty dollars or even more in a year.

They also saw on this promotional page that the Wanli Group has already taken root in two states and will soon expand its business to Indeno State.

In the future, they will continue to expand to the north and have more job opportunities.

As long as you register in the company, as long as it is work suitable for them, they can all apply for jobs across industries; in addition, the company also has training schools and training classes for skill improvement, helping those workers who are willing to improve themselves to improve their professional skills.

This is a perfect company they have never heard of before; it doesn't even look like a place to introduce work; here will become a place that affects all walks of life; they have this realization!

Once a person begins to subconsciously speak well of something, it means that their position has changed, even before they have noticed it themselves.

Several workers began to discuss more loudly; it seems like they were discussing, but in fact, they were strengthening this concept.

If there are no accidents, several people will soon make a decision!

Of course, they now need to master more content, and they soon focused their attention on the promotional brochure, while the manager also had time to look up at the surrounding workstations.

This company has been open for less than five days, and now almost every workstation is crowded with people, and this is just the beginning.

According to the company manager, in at most one month, this place will become the largest labor market in the entire state, and will also bring huge economic benefits to them, these managers.

For every worker helped to sign a contract, they can get a portion of the bonus.

By the later stage, when there are more registered workers, they can also form their own teams and take the initiative to find work opportunities, and there will also be commission bonuses.

Thinking that a beautiful future is beckoning to him, the manager is more confident and motivated!

Ben stood in the office and looked down at the workers who were constantly gathering on the road; he was also very confident in this job, even more confident than those customer managers below.

As a former high-level union official, he knows very well what it means to have a strong backer in this world!

He will obtain higher achievements, higher status, and more wealth than before!

He, who has already passed half of his life, did not expect that there would be a moment when he was full of energy just like when he was young!

Perhaps on this issue, he can chat with William, whom he doesn't know, because his sexual desire has also been particularly strong these past few days, making him and his wife feel the passion they haven't enjoyed for a period of time!

Of course, if he could change to a younger body, it would be even better!

Now, those who were once his colleagues, the high-level officials of the industry union, have all become stones on his way to happiness; he not only wants to move these stones away, but also wants to crush them into gravel and become a part of the mortar of the Empire State Building! ===== CHAPTER 1234 =====